midget78 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Anyone in Sheffield managed to get tickets ? Got up early this morning to buy three, tried in vain for 2 hours to get through to the booking office, then to be told they have sold out. Gutted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 ditto. gutted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecircle Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Anyone in Sheffield managed to get tickets ? Got up early this morning to buy three, tried in vain for 2 hours to get through to the booking office, then to be told they have sold out. Gutted. I did but it was very stressful! Worst ever website problems on see, but got there at a 10.31am!! Good luck in the resales! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbyRay Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Ahh I remember this happening to me - I emailed general office to say we had problems obtaining tickets and were then offered some but that was 2005 so things might be different now. maybe worth a try? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbyRay Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 should have added: office@glastonburyfestivals.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Getting tickets for anything these days is proving difficult. It's getting ridiculous. I wanted Pink tickets a week or two back. On the day they were announced, I tried and tried from the moment they came on sale, but no luck, and within 5 minutes, I managed to get through to the site, where it told me that both dates at all venues had sold out. So basically, about 80,000 tickets in 5 minutes. If you watched the documentary on Ticketmaster, you'll know where they all go. The staff keep loads and loads, sell them on Viagogo or the other sites, and the money goes back to Ticketmaster. I appreciate you need the ID thing with Glastonbury, but I'm sure there's a way around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Getting tickets for anything these days is proving difficult. It's getting ridiculous. I wanted Pink tickets a week or two back. On the day they were announced, I tried and tried from the moment they came on sale, but no luck, and within 5 minutes, I managed to get through to the site, where it told me that both dates at all venues had sold out. So basically, about 80,000 tickets in 5 minutes. If you watched the documentary on Ticketmaster, you'll know where they all go. The staff keep loads and loads, sell them on Viagogo or the other sites, and the money goes back to Ticketmaster. I appreciate you need the ID thing with Glastonbury, but I'm sure there's a way around it. It's not just the staff, but the promoters themselves that sell the tickets on the ticket reselling websites. Even when the event doesn't sell out the promoter will try to shift a load of cheap tickets on Viagogo and eBay at the same time that they're sell the tickets for full price in an effort to cut some of their losses. I went to watch Radiohead yesterday in Manchester and it was ticketless, I had to bring the email, photo id and the card I used to purchase the tickets. There wasn't one tout around the arena trying to buy or sell tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 It's not just the staff, but the promoters themselves that sell the tickets on the ticket reselling websites. Even when the event doesn't sell out the promoter will try to shift a load of cheap tickets on Viagogo and eBay at the same time that they're sell the tickets for full price in an effort to cut some of their losses. I went to watch Radiohead yesterday in Manchester and it was ticketless, I had to bring the email, photo id and the card I used to purchase the tickets. There wasn't one tout around the arena trying to buy or sell tickets. Were the ticket companies not in on the scam, they'd do something about it, and what Radiohead did is clearly ideal (I think the arctic monkeys did it too?), but as ticketmaster are getting richer from this, there's little chance in honesty. It'd take a venue willing not to use them, or some sort of regulation. It's fairly poor when things have got to this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlyJ Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Getting tickets for anything these days is proving difficult. It's getting ridiculous. I wanted Pink tickets a week or two back. On the day they were announced, I tried and tried from the moment they came on sale, but no luck, and within 5 minutes, I managed to get through to the site, where it told me that both dates at all venues had sold out. So basically, about 80,000 tickets in 5 minutes. If you watched the documentary on Ticketmaster, you'll know where they all go. The staff keep loads and loads, sell them on Viagogo or the other sites, and the money goes back to Ticketmaster. I appreciate you need the ID thing with Glastonbury, but I'm sure there's a way around it. What was the ticketmaster documentary? I'm so fed up of not being able to get tickets for gigs even when ringing or on website within minutes of them going on sale. It sounds worrying if staff are getting first dibs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Quote: Originally Posted by Moosey Getting tickets for anything these days is proving difficult. It's getting ridiculous. I wanted Pink tickets a week or two back. On the day they were announced, I tried and tried from the moment they came on sale, but no luck, and within 5 minutes, I managed to get through to the site, where it told me that both dates at all venues had sold out. So basically, about 80,000 tickets in 5 minutes. If you watched the documentary on Ticketmaster, you'll know where they all go. The staff keep loads and loads, sell them on Viagogo or the other sites, and the money goes back to Ticketmaster. I appreciate you need the ID thing with Glastonbury, but I'm sure there's a way around it. What was the ticketmaster documentary? I'm so fed up of not being able to get tickets for gigs even when ringing or on website within minutes of them going on sale. It sounds worrying if staff are getting first dibs... I forget. Watchdog maybe or Tonight with. Basically the ticket companies had their staff sell tickets on viagogo and other sites they also own at a premium. Worth a look if you can find it but its infuriating as it shows why you never get tickets. Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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